| 2023 Croke Cup | |
| Dates: | 18 February - 17 March 2023 |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Sponsor: | Masita |
| Champions: | St Kieran's College |
| Count: | 24 |
| Champions Captain: | Harry Shine (captain) Killian Doyle |
| Runners-Up: | Presentation College, Athenry |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Tiarnán Leen |
| Matches: | 5 |
| Goals: | 14 |
| Points: | 148 |
| Top Scorer: | Harry Shine (2-09) Aaron Niland (0-15) |
| Previous Year: | 2022 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2022 Croke Cup |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Next Tournament: | 2024 Croke Cup |
The 2023 All-Ireland Post Primary Schools Croke Cup was the 70th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 18 February to 17 March 2023.
Ardscoil Rís, Limerick were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cashel Community School at the semi-final stage of Harty Cup.[1] [2] Offaly Schools won the Leinster Championship, however, as an amalgamated team they were debarred from the provincial stage onwards.[3] Their place in the All-Ireland series was taken by Coláiste Eoin, who qualified after beating Good Counsel College in a playoff.[4]
The final was played on 17 March 2023 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St Kieran's College and Presentation College, Athenry, in what was their third meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in four years.[5] St Kieran's College won the match by 3–13 to 0–12 to claim their 24th Croke Cup title overall and a first title in four years.[6] [7]
Harry Shine (2-09) and Aaron Niland (0-15) were the joint-top scorers.
| Province | Team 1 | Team 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connacht | Presentation College | St. Raphael's College | [8] | |
| Leinster | St Kieran's College | Coláiste Eoin | ||
| Munster | Cashel Community School | Thurles CBS | [9] |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Shine | St Kieran's College | 2-09 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| Aaron Niland | Presentation College | 0-15 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 | |
| 3 | Aaron McEvoy | St Kieran's College | 0-13 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
| 4 | Donagh Murphy | St Kieran's College | 3-02 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
| Ted Dunne | St Kieran's College | 2-05 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 | |
| 6 | Ronan Connolly | Cashel CS | 1-06 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Robbie Ryan | Thurles CBS | 1-06 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 | |
| Tommy Maher | Thurles CBS | 0-09 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 | |
| 9 | David Purséil | Coláiste Eoin | 1-04 | 7 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Anthony Ireland-Wall | St Kieran's College | 1-04 | 7 | 3 | 2.33 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron McEvoy | St Kieran's College | 0-12 | 12 | St Raphael's College |
| 2 | Harry Shine | St Kieran's College | 1-06 | 9 | Cashel CS |
| Ronan Connolly | Cashel CS | 1-06 | 9 | St Kieran's College | |
| Aaron Niland | Presentation College | 0-09 | 9 | Thurles CBS | |
| 5 | David Purséil | Coláiste Eoin | 1-04 | 7 | Thurles CBS |
| 6 | Bobby Power | Cashel CS | 1-03 | 6 | St Kieran's College |
| Aaron Niland | Presentation College | 0-06 | 6 | St Kieran's College | |
| Tommy Maher | Thurles CBS | 0-06 | 6 | Coláiste Eoin | |
| 9 | Donagh Murphy | St Kieran's College | 1-02 | 5 | St Raphael's College |
| Robbie Ryan | Thurles CBS | 1-02 | 5 | Coláiste Eoin | |
| Ted Dunne | St Kieran's College | 1-02 | 5 | Cashel CS | |
| Anthony Ireland-Wall | St Kieran's College | 1-02 | 5 | Presentation College | |
| Diarmuid Ó Dúlaing | Coláiste Eoin | 0-05 | 5 | Thurles CBS |